Usher accepts Democratic nomination for Sixth District
The Boston Post reports RoSaAnn G Usher accepting the Democratic nomination for Congress in the Sixth District. He cites tariff reform and endorses Cleveland's last annual message as sagacious and statesmanlike, presenting the issue to voters and arguing the dangers and remedies. The district's contest is clearly joined with an expected clear result.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RoSaAnn G. Usher
Congress
Usher
Cleveland
Waterbury Firms' Reaction to Cleveland Election Studied
Waterbury manufacturers who panicked over Cleveland’s election four years ago confront a New York Evening Post analysis. Of thirty firms that signed a scare circular, twenty four kept steady or grew, four faced non political or tariff related trouble, and one closed due to a trust move. Only one still uses the bulldozing pay envelopes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterbury
Conn
Cleveland
New York Evening Post
City of New York ships a faster voyage to New York
On her third outward voyage from Liverpool the steamship City of New York arrived in New York yesterday after a six day and twelve hour run from Queenstown to Sandy Hook. This proves her in working order though ten hours shy of beating the Etruria for first place as a racer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
New York
Queenstown
Sandy Hook
Etruria
Umbria
Morss Supports Cleveland Tariff Reform Run
The Hon Rob Ert M Morss Jr announces his intention to vote for Mr Cleveland to back tariff reform. His Republican prominence as a defender of party principles lends weight to the shift, with few leaders openly leaving but many thinking men inclined toward reform in Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RobErt M. Morss, Jr
Cleveland
Mors
Republican
Senate
House
Morse
Ranttovul
Massachusetts
Lodge Repudiates Free Trade in Cambridge Speech
Congressman's bold shift from free trader to protectionist unfolds in Cambridge remarks. He cites reading Hamilton and world experience as light that changed his mind, criticizing a university backdrop and party politics as drivers of his conversion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congressman Lodge
Cambridge
Harvard College
Aurx Anper Hamilton
United States
Lopae
Hamilton
Chicago Inter-Ocean
Rep
Garfield
Political honesty and shifting views in 1854 quotes
The excerpt recalls a spring 1854 clash over Blaine nomination and a call to remove surplus revenues not by taxing whiskey and tobacco but by cutting prices on essential life goods. It suggests Loper’s opinions shifted soon after, his eyes opening quickly for reasons tied to broader political shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turors
Blaine
Cleveland blocks dubious pension claims with wary vetoes
The President vetoes a batch of private pension bills citing unearned or improper claims. Cases include Ellen Kelly, Peter Liner, Mary Carr, Sophia Vogelsang, Mary Hooper, and Ester Gaven, with several deserters and questionable grounds rejected, underscoring a steadfast defense of the nation's roll of honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Cleveland
Ellen Kelly
Kelly
Peter Liner
Mary Carr
Sophia Vogelsang
Mary Hooper
Carvr- Land
Ester Gaven
Pension Bureau
British federation links sport across colonies
A new idea proposes athletic games as a bond of union for Englishmen abroad. Colonial participation in British sports grows, with Parsee, Australian, and Canadian cricketers and a touring English eleven in Australasia. A New Zealand team, including Maoris and English-bred players, won its first match in England amid praise for its skilled, chivalrous play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parsee
England
Australasia
New Zealand
Canada
Maoris and English Games Unite Across the Empire
The article argues Maoris are a brave receptive people who share modern sports with Britons, noting their humanity in war and potential fusion with Europeans. It imagines France as colonizer would lack football and cricket, stressing English games bind Empire communities and foster mutual respect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Zealand
France
England
London
The Mackenzie Controversy and a Portrait of Fame
A long critique of the Mackenzie controversy over Emperor Frederick’s illness, praising restrained debate and condemning sensationalism. The piece reflects on medical politics, then shifts to literary fame, comparing Gilbert Stuart and Chester Harding as lessons that popularity does not guarantee lasting distinction.
Irresponsibilities of Genius in Fortnightly Review
An excerpt discusses Mrs. Erne Linton on genius and eccentricity, noting public tolerance for artistic lapses, Dickens’ Harold Skimpole parallels, and the idea that genius gains license only if its work is visible. It argues success grants privilege, while unmade genius lacks grace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sourtheey
Rydal Mount
Moornn
Boiwer
Disraruti
Dovenas Jerrold
Dickens
Thackeray
Howetts
Troliopr
Mr. Gossi
Chaucer
Spenser
Shakspere
Stratford
Mirron
Pors
Gray
Worpsworth
Shelley
Erne
Lyxon Linton
A Parisian in Boston and the art of modern portraiture
A Boston observer recalls a Parisian exiled by circumstance living in Boston with French books prints and journals and a monarchist outlook. The piece humorously notes his Parisian room and tastes while contrasting Herkomer and portraiture as art becomes a business in America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Coquelin
Boston
Paris
France
America
Dumas
Daudet
Boulanger
M. Rouher
Prince Imperial
Africa
Political Tariff Debates Stir Campaign Across Papers
The article surveys tariff arguments in the campaign, noting Republican and Democratic takes on protectionism. It cites Garfield, New Hampshire editors, and Michigan forecasts while mocking prophetic claims and misstatements about the Mills bill and potato duties.
Notable figures and travels shared in brief items
The Rev W R Alger and daughter plan return to Boston on Nov 1 and stay through winter with Alger preaching weekly in Newport at Chan ning Memorial Church. Prof von Lauer, late Emperor William's physician and Prussian general, turns 80 and marks 60 years in public service. Ras Alula, Abyssinian general, aged about 40, is a tall muscular horseman with copper complexion and a stern, immovable demeanor in diplomacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Alger
Boston
Ras Alula
Essex County Red Men Parade in Salem Draws Thousands
The Red Men of Essex county held their first county parade in Salem on October 18. Nearly 1000 men marched representing fourteen tribes with at least 200 in full Indian costume. Spectators filled the streets as features like a drum major in a Gloucester Band costume with buffalo head and hide and an Indian canoe from Swampscott drew applause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Speciau
Essex County
Gloucester
Swampscott
Nadjy at the Globe theater in Boston
M Francois Chassaigne’s comic opera Nadjy appeared at the Globe with Aronson’s company. The plot centers on Etelka the Emperor’s ward, her betrothal to the Margrave’s nephew, and Rakoczy’s romance with Nadjy. Cast performances praised, music pleasant, costumes and scenery elegant, with notable duets by Brand and Hall and strong support from Jansen and Wilson.
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Nadiy
GLOBE
M. Francois Chassaigne
New York
Boston
Globe Theatre
Aronson
Etelka
Austria
Hungary
Bobuwinkorf
Count de Rosen
Rakoczy
Rosen
Nadjy
Grand Opera House
Vienna
Miss Jansen
Johnny Jones
Sue
Francis Wilson
Wilson
Mr. Wilson
Miss Hall
Second Symphony Concert and Contemporary Critics Review
Analysis of Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B flat notes it as a rounded work echoing Haydn, not a new leap in Beethoven’s development. Liszt’s Gretchen movement from the Faust Symphony is praised for beauty despite its length. Moszkowsky’s Suite for orchestra in F shows Chopin-like polish yet less depth, with Moszkowsky still early in career and chiefly known for piano contributions.
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Ludwig von Beethoven
Haydn
Beethoven
Franz Liszt
Gretchen
Liszt
Faust
Moritz Moszkowsky
Moszkowsky
Chopin
Oo Music
Literary Notes on New Books and Editions
Michael Davitt will finish History of the Land League in Ireland and America this winter. Harper & Bros publish Besant library editions and Black new novels, Lillie stories, Knoxs Boy Travellers in Australasia, and Coffin juvenile history. White & Allen issue Thompson Street Poker Club and Mott Street Poker Club, plus a Goldsmith edition. Corners include a People’s Edition of Morley English Men of Letters and a Minna Irving haunted verse. Vambéry in Constantinople seeks Mathias Corvencis remains. Murnio and Lippincott issue deluxe Memoirs of Grammont. Belford’s will feature Miriam Balestier by Edgar Fawcett.
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Michael Davitt
The
Land League
Ireland
America
Messrs
Harper & Bros
Walter Besant
William Black
Lochaber
Lucy C. Lillie
Colonel Knox
Australasia
Mr. Coffin
Messrs. White & Allen
Henry Guy Carleton
Thompson Street Poker Club
Mott Street
Michael Woolf
Goldsmith
White & Allen
Bolton Corney
London Etching Club
Japan
John Morley
Messrs. Harper & Bros
Messrs. Bedford, Clarke & Co
Constantinople
Mathias Corvencis
Turkey
Vambéry
John C. Murnio
London
J. B. Lippincott Company
Philadelphia
Sir Walter Scott
Anthony Hamilton
Count Grammont
Belford
Edgar Fawcett
Miriam Balestier
The Thomas Jefferson Erie Canal Champion Boat
The Thomas Jefferson is described as the Erie Canal champion and a one year old ship capable of carrying 8600 bushels of wheat or 9300 bushels of corn. Admiral Thacher arranges compartments for store groceries kitchen dining space four bedrooms and an office with desks and a lounge. The boat features white muslin walls with portraits of Cleveland Thurman Hill and Jones and houses Captain McMullen his wife their children and a census book library in the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Jefferson
Erie Canal
Admiral Thacher
Cleveland
Thurman
Hill
Jones
McMullen
Harry
Vast collage of quips and scenes from old papers
A string of brief pieces and wry snippets from various publications. Jokes, puns, and social scenes interlace with observations from Harper's Bazar, the Philadelphia Record, Terre Haute Express, and Puck, plus a vivid glimpse of General Ignatieff’s Petersburg study and foreign wit.
Current Comment Ideas and Accessions in Politics
The text notes widespread party switches in voters and public figures as campaigns shift. It highlights a notable example, Hon. Robert M. Morse of Boston, who explains support for Cleveland in November due to tariff reform. Morse, once a Blaine backer, led the Republican State convention on Sept. 3, 1884.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Post
Lewiston Journal
Maine
Journal
Treasury
Democratic
Republican Party
Robert M. Morse
Blaine
Cleveland
Morse
Boston Transcript
True Inwardness Of The Wool Question
A historical note on Wool tariff debates highlights that most informed manufacturers prefer free wool only if aligned with party goals. The piece argues Republicans would not openly advocate free wool during this campaign, fearing aid to Democrats and risk to their own political stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Democratic Party
Wade
A Point Worth Making About Government Favours
A New York Times editorial laments many Americans boasting they cannot earn a living in their trade without government favors or citizen subsidies. The piece argues such claims are often unfounded and reflect a disheartening attitude toward self reliance.
Secretary Fairchild Commended for Treasury Policy Remarks
The American Wool Reporter notes praise for Secretary Fairchild's New York speech on Treasury operations. It cites bond calls shrinking the surplus until Oct 1, 1837, concerns about legality of further purchases, shifts to boosting deposits in national bank depositories, and plans to buy bonds again, arguing the administration avoided nursing the surplus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairchild
Treasury
New York
American Wool Reporter
Army Orders Move Officers Among Navy Yards
Washington October 18. Commander Edwin White named equipment officer at Portsmouth Navy Yard New Hampshire effective November 1. Past Assistant Paymaster E B Rogers detached from Boston Navy Yard to Kearsarge November 1. Ensign Allen G Rogers detached from coast survey steamer Blake placed on waiting orders.
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Washington
Edwin White
Navy Yard
Portsmouth
N. H
E. B. Rogers
Boston Navy Yard
Kearsarge
Allen G. Rogers
Coast Survey
Blake
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Stuart
Herkomer
Republic
Hubert Herkomer
Leighton
Millais
Woman’s National Republican Committee
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Terre Haute Express
Wisconsin
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Yonkers Statesman
North West
Pat Chester
Larchmont
Mott Haven
Puck
de Jinks
N. Y. Sun
N. Y. World
Brown
Robinson
the Bugle
Ienatieff
Moyka Canal
Petersburg
Rotterdam
Venice
Pall Mall Gazette
Countess Ignatieff
Lord Wolseley
War Office
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Russia
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